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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><img class="pull-left" id="body-content-first-image" typeof="Image" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/california_ed_murray_0.jpg" width="2448" height="1979" alt="" /><strong>The California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) named Ed Murray, a solar expert with more than 30 years of experience in the field, its new president in early January 2017. He succeeded Rick Reed, Director of California-based collector manufacturer Sunearth. Murray, a 25-year member of CALSEIA, is President of Aztec Solar, a solar heating and solar electricity system supplier from Sacramento, California. “He’s the right person to lead CALSEIA in the uncertain times ahead,” reads the press release sent the day after the election. “I attend meetings in the states and in Washington DC to make sure that SHC is kept on the agenda and not completely overshadowed by solar PV,” Murray describes his commitment to solar thermal. The photo shows Murray (right) and Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California State Assembly.</strong></div>
<div>Photo: CALSEIA</div>
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<div>The dominance of PV in California becomes quite clear when looking at the application figures of the state subsidy scheme, the California Solar Initiative (CSI). There have been 100 times as many requests for solar electricity support as for solar heat. Since 2007, the programme administrators have received 580,727 applications for photovoltaic plants, whereas applications for solar water heating have added up to a mere 5,234 since the start of the scheme in October 2010.</div>
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<div>The stark contrast between the two technologies also shows in CALSEIA’s membership structure. “The share is abysmal, as PV is getting all of the attention, although solar pool heating is attracting a fair share of the business in California,” Murray said. Solar pool heating suppliers and installers make up around 10 % of the organisation’s members, just about as many as there are SWH and process heat suppliers.</div>
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<div>This makes it all the more important that CALSEIA’s president is again an SHC expert committed to the cause and well-connected throughout all major solar heating and cooling organisations across the country. Murray is a member of the Solar Energy Industries Association board and the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. Additionally, he is part of the Standards Committee of the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC).</div>
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<div>The biggest challenge of his one-year term as CALSEIA’s president will be the extension of the CSI scheme, which is set to expire at the end of 2017. “There is a very good chance that the subsidy programme will continue, as the Democratic party has a ‘Super Majority’ in California and is in favour of the extension,” explained Murray. He will also try and get commercial pool heating included in the federal investment tax credit, which offers residential and commercial clients a 30 % deduction on their renewable investment. This federal law was extended in December 2015 and will remain until the end of 2019. Then the tax credits will drop to 26 % in 2020 and to 22 % in 2021. California allows for a combination of the federal tax credit and CSI subsidy support. </div>
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<div>Websites of organisations and programmes mentioned in this article:</div>
<div>CALSEIA: <a href="http://calseia.org/">http://calseia.org/</a></div>
<div>NABCEP: <a href="http://www.nabcep.org/">http://www.nabcep.org/</a></div>
<div>SEIA: <a href="http://www.seia.org/">http://www.seia.org/</a></div>
<div>SRCC: <a href="http://www.solar-rating.org/">http://www.solar-rating.org/</a></div>
<div>Aztec Solar: <a href="http://aztecsolar.com/">http://aztecsolar.com/</a></div>
<div>Sunearth: <a href="http://sunearthinc.com/">http://sunearthinc.com/</a></div>
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</script>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:14:33 +0000Baerbel Epp69346 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usacalifornia-calseias-new-president-promises-keep-shc-agenda#commentsUSA: SHC Alliance Board to Represent all Technologieshttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usa-shc-alliance-board-represent-all-technologies
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div><img class="pull-left" id="body-content-first-image" typeof="Image" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/ed_murray.png" width="124" height="152" alt="Ed Murray" /><strong>The Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance within the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has had an extended board since February 2016. Five industry representatives declared their candidacy and were subsequently elected: Bill Guiney from Artic Solar, Bob Leckinger from FAFCO, Les Nelson from IAPMO and Victoria Hollick from Conserval will join Mick Humphreys from Apricus until the end of this year. “We need to have representatives across all technologies of SHC,” Ed Murray explains the decision to extend the board (see photo on the left). Murray has been chair of the SHC Alliance since November 2015 as well as CEO and President of California-based system supplier Aztec Solar. His vice chair is Adam Chrisman, Vice President of Manufacturing &amp; Engineering at SunEarth. The outreach officer/treasurer is Eileen Prado, Executive Director of the Solar Rating &amp; Certification Corporation.</strong></div>
<div>A new-found strength in numbers also has the advantage of being able to allocate tasks to more individuals. Murray plans “to meet with all states that have rebate programmes in the US to make sure the rebates stay intact and even increase, as the price of natural gas remains at a very low level.” The chair also wants to heighten the visibility and improve the image of solar heating and cooling: “Our main goal is to be recognised as a viable alternative to fossil fuels, which are finite. We would also like to increase SHC awareness among the public, to let them know solar does not only include PV, but also SHC."<br /><br />Additionally, the alliance is trying to enhance the market statistics. Murray wants to follow up with the DOE to receive help in gathering more data about newly installed solar water heating systems across the USA. <br /><br />Below are the members of the enlarged SHC council:<br /> </div>
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<p><img alt="Victoria Hollick" title="Victoria Hollick" height="200" width="200" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 4px;" class="media-element file-default img-responsive" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/victoria_hollwick.jpg" /></p>
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<p><strong>Victoria Hollick</strong> is Vice President of Operations at Conserval Engineering, a Canadian air collector manufacturer which has been in business for over 30 years. Conserval delivers its products under the brand name Solarwall to over 30 markets worldwide and enjoys a strong market presence in the USA.</p>
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<p><img alt="Mike Humphreys" title="Mike Humphreys" height="200" width="200" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 4px;" class="media-element file-default img-responsive" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/mike_humphreys.jpg" /></p>
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<p><strong>Mick Humphreys</strong> is CEO of vacuum tube collector manufacturer Apricus Solar from China. In 2003, Humphreys founded Apricus, an export-focused solar water heater supplier with a strong sales network in the USA and Australia.</p>
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<p><img alt="Bill Guiney" title="Bill Guiney" height="200" width="200" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 4px;" class="media-element file-default img-responsive" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/guiney_20pic.png" /></p>
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<p><strong>Bill Guiney</strong>, President of Florida-based Artic Solar, which manufactures and supplies concentrating solar collectors reaching up to 400 F. The company, which was founded in 2013, offers the full package from project design to installation, operation and maintenance services. Before starting his own business, Guiney was Director of the Solar Heating &amp; Cooling Business at Johnson Controls.</p>
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<p><img alt="Les Nelson" title="Les Nelson" height="200" width="200" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 4px;" class="media-element file-default img-responsive" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/les_nelson.jpg" /></p>
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<p><strong>Les Nelson</strong> is Vice President of the Solar Heating &amp; Cooling Programs at the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) based in California. He can look back at several years as Chair of the Solar Thermal Division of SEIA (1997 to 2014) even before the Alliance was founded.</p>
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<p><img alt="Bob Leckinger" title="Bob Leckinger" height="200" width="200" style="width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 4px;" class="media-element file-default img-responsive" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.solarthermalworld.org/sites/default/files/bob_leckinger.jpg" /></p>
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<p><strong>Bob Leckinger</strong> is President of FAFCO, a California-based manufacturer of unglazed, polymer solar thermal collectors that heat swimming pools and supply energy to preheating systems. Leckinger joined FAFCO more than ten years ago.</p>
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<div><br />Websites of institutions and companies mentioned in the article:</div>
<div>aztecsolar.com/</div>
<div><a href="http://www.seia.org">www.seia.org</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.arcticsolar.com/">www.arcticsolar.com/</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.apricus.com">www.apricus.com</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.solarwall.com">www.solarwall.com</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.fafco.com">www.fafco.com</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.iapmo.org">www.iapmo.org</a></div>
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Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp68834 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usa-shc-alliance-board-represent-all-technologies#commentsUSA: California Solar Initiative to Add Technologies to Eligibility Listhttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usa-california-solar-initiative-add-technologies-eligibility-list
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong><img alt="" class="Image img__fid__7386 img__view_mode__media_large attr__format__media_large" src="http://solarthermalworld.org/sites/gstec/files/styles/large/public/csi_chart_of_suppliers_0.png?itok=nlmE2gPD" typeof="Image" />The California Solar Initiative (CSI) is further extending the number of system types eligible for its CSI – Solar Thermal programme. Already in December 2012, California’s Governor, Edmund Brown, signed a law stipulating that solar heating of commercial pools is to be incorporated into the subsidy scheme. In March 2013, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published the Final Decision, specifying that solar cooling, space heating and process heat systems should be eligible technologies within the CSI – Solar Thermal. The CPUC, however, still has to work out the specific rule set, something which might delay implementation. The pie chart shows the share of system suppliers within CSI by the end of May 2013. By then, the programme’s administrators had received 1,400 grant applications, half of which had included the system supplier’s name.</strong><br />
Source: CSI – Solar Thermal</p>
<p>Californian collector manufacturers Sunearth and ACR Solar (formerly Solarroofs) are leading the ranking. Solahart, a manufacturer from Australia, delivered 10 % of the systems and therefore was the largest importer within the subsidy scheme. Altogether, the Californian market is highly diversified, as 29 system suppliers have profited from the programme so far.</p>
<p>The following table shows the distribution among the three eligible application types: Systems for multi-family and commercial buildings already outperformed the ones in single-family homes. The majority of the installations could be found in the retrofit category. With regard to multi-family buildings for low-income earners, however, every fifth building with a solar water heater was a newly constructed one.</p>
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<p><strong>Total number of applications submitted by 29 May 2013</strong></p>
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<p><strong>680</strong></p>
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<p><strong>312</strong></p>
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<p><strong>409</strong></p>
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<p>Commercial pools have a great potential in California. “There are 45,968 commercial pools in California, which includes public ones, as well as pools in schools, hotels, health clubs, multi-family buildings and non-profit corporations so called Home Owner Associations (HOA),” Ed Murray, CEO and President of Californian system supplier Aztec Solar, emphasised during a presentation in San Jose, California, in February this year. A public debate between the Program Administrators (PAs) on one side and the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) and the Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) on the other has lasted for months, with different comment papers being written by both sides.</p>
<p>A compromise seems to have been found regarding the level of incentives. In the latest comments from 24 May 2013, CALSEIA agrees that the 7 USD per annual therm incentive level proposed by the PAs “will be adequate to incentive most prospective projects” (see the attached document). CALSEIA quotes the years-long experience of the solar pool heating industry that building owners and managers would usually choose not to make such expenditures unless the return on investment was five years or less. “7 USD per annual therm displaced will achieve this goal in most cases,” CALSEIA is convinced (1 Therm = 100,000 BTU = 29.3 kWh). Solar water heating systems in multi-family houses receive 14.53 USD per therm displaced. The final decision about the incentive amount will be made by the CPUC.</p>
<p>In the Joint Implementation Plan from 8 May, the PAs propose to “incorporate the TRNSYS swimming pool Type 344 indoor and outdoor pool model into the existing calculator for use by solar pool heating systems.” The calculator should be embedded in the multi-family / commercial application database similar to the existing commercial calculator.</p>
<p>The PAs, however, disagree with CALSEIA’s recommendation to cap incentives for pool heating applications at 50% of the project costs. They believe that “an incentive cap will create a disincentive for cost declines”, which is a major objective of the CSI – Solar Thermal. The Programme Administrators suggest in the final comments from 31 May: “If it is determined that solar pool incentives are too high, the PAs request the ability to reduce the incentive amount by way of a Tier 2 advice letter.”</p>
<p>What are the steps in the final implementation phase? “The CPUC will issue a draft decision on pools sometime in the next few weeks. Then, there will be a 20-day comment period, followed by a 5-day reply comment period,” explains Les Nelson, Interim Executive Director at CALSEIA. “We expect the final decision sometime in July, most likely.” This will be the start of the even more complex public debates about the second part of the extension regarding process heat, solar cooling and space heating.</p>
<p>More information:<br />
The excel file with all submitted applications can be downloaded at <a href="https://www.csithermal.com/">https://www.csithermal.com/</a> (programme information)<br /><a href="http://www.dra.ca.gov">http://www.dra.ca.gov</a><br /><a href="http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Solar/">http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/Solar/</a><br /><a href="http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/">http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/</a><br /><a href="http://www.solarroofs.com/">http://www.solarroofs.com/</a><br /><a href="http://www.sunearthinc.com">http://www.sunearthinc.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.calseia.org">http://www.calseia.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.aztecsolar.com">www.aztecsolar.com</a></p>
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:00:00 +0000Baerbel Epp60681 at https://www.solarthermalworld.orghttps://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usa-california-solar-initiative-add-technologies-eligibility-list#commentsUSA: Sunny Outlook after a stagnating Market in 2009 https://www.solarthermalworld.org/content/usa-sunny-outlook-after-stagnating-market-2009
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><img align="left" alt="Ed Murray Aztec Solar President " border="0" hspace="7" src="/sites/gstec/files/imce/node_1150_kl.jpg" title=" Ed Murray Aztec Solar President " tyle=" left" vspace="10" /> The discussions at the 2<sup>nd</sup> German-American Energy Days in Berlin this March dealt with the opportunities and challenges of the US solar thermal market: Ed Murray (Aztec) presented the insights he gained from studying its development. <br />Photo: AHK USA/dena </p>
<p>“The overall consensus is that installations in 2009 were flat or even slightly lower,” Ed Murray, President of California-based solar thermal system provider Aztec Solar, stated in his presentation. Besides the difficult economic and financial situation of the United States in 2009, the various speakers pointed to other difficulties, which might have been responsible for the slowdown of a market that still grew by 40% in 2008.</p>
<ul><li>According to Murray, one of the reasons is the delay in introducing the Californian support scheme: After a two-year pilot phase, the Californian Public Utilities Commission published its final decision on a state-wide incentive programme for solar thermal technology running until 2017 in January 2010. The programme will start in May 2010, at which point private home owners can apply to receive a subsidy for a solar system installed on or after the 15 July 2009. Applications by commercial users will be accepted from June 2010 on. Once the solar thermal incentive schemes are rolled out, we will see the "gold rush" in California", said Murray. "I think that California is the new frontier for solar thermal".</li>
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<ul><li>“The support measures included in the stimulus package that was approved at the beginning of 2009 have not had an effect until know due to the large bureaucracy,” Raoul von der Heydt, Managing Director of Berlin-based system integrator Phönix Sonnenwärme, said. His company has planned to set up projects for public buildings, social institutions and schools, in total worth USD 1 million – all delayed because of paperwork. Von der Heydt is optimistic that the matter will be resolved within the coming months.</li>
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<ul><li>“The most important bottle neck is the training of installers,” Adam Farrell, co-founder and CEO of New York-based solar thermal wholesaler Silicon Solar, says. His company has trained 1,500 installers from all around the country over the last years. Silicon Solar also launched their solar thermal trademark SunMaxx in 2006, based on an imported vacuum tube collector from China and has, since then, experienced a tremendous increase in its demand.</li>
</ul><p><br />Apart from the still existing difficulties, there were also some good pieces of news to be announced on the conference, which have resulted in general optimism about how the market might develop in the coming years.</p>
<ul><li>The <a href="/node/1030" target="_blank">New York Solar Thermal Consortium (STC)</a> agreed on an incentive programme with a budget of approximately USD 160 million, which should have subsidised 2.4 million m2 of collector area by 2020. “We will set the level of subsidy so that the payback time for residential home owners is no more than five years,” explained Farrell. The proposals will be presented to the state government later this year and the incentive programme is planned to come into effect in 2011.</li>
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<ul><li>Matthew Horowitz, Manager of Government Affairs at the US-American Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), remarked in his presentation that national Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) are currently being discussed in Washington. It has so far been the state governments' responsibility to set the quotas for electricity produced by renewable energy sources, which the utilities in the respective state then have to fulfil. The RPS under consideration is going to be part of a comprehensive energy bill also containing quotas on fossil fuels for heating and cooling. It could make solar thermal technology a more appealing alternative for energy providers. According to Horowitz, it is likely the bill will be introduced within the next weeks and could already come into force at the end of this year.<br /> <br />More information:<br /><a href="http://www.gae-conference.com">www.gae-conference.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.seia.org">www.seia.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.aztecsolar.com">www.aztecsolar.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.solarhotwater.siliconsolar.com">www.solarhotwater.siliconsolar.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.sonnenwaermeag.de">www.sonnenwaermeag.de</a></li>
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